VAMPS Prize Sound Quality Over Bad-boy Image
Veteran rockers expound on international touring and working with Mötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx.
Anime Hunks Dominate 'Hana Yori Dango' Café
While the "Flower Four" snacks are a feature, the biggest treats for "Hana Yori Dango" fans are no doubt the life-sized art panels, where you can pose with the hunk of your choice.
Hand-made Cat Bags Fur-storm Twitter
Twitter user @picopoco08 describes herself as cat-loving housewife who also enjoys “making cats”—as in, stuffed cat toys and bags.
9 Tokyo Cafés that Love Kids!
High chairs, changing tables, play space and more: these cafés will welcome your kids with open arms!
10 Unforgettable Old-School Cafés in Kyoto
Kyoto's hip coffee culture is nothing new. Check out these 10 cafés that are decades-old relics (or at least look like one), and are full of character.
The Café for Stuffed Toys
No toys will feel like misfits in this land where they'll get an omelette from a flounder, coffee from a monkey and even a bedtime story before getting tucked in for the night.
Tokyo to Mount Fuji Bicycle Tour
If climbing this enormous volcano isn’t for you, why not bike around it instead?
Adorable Nekobus Lasercut Paper Set
It’s time to take Totoro's iconic catbus home. And when we do, we’ll be making him entirely from scratch, with a specially designed kit made from lasercut paper materials.
Animatronic Dinosaur Train Station Rampage
Check out this brilliant and terrifying promotional stunt for Dino-A-Live, an animatronics exhibition that lets visitors feel like they’ve met a real, living dinosaur.
Simple yet Refined
This is one bowl ramen enthusiasts won't want to miss on their next trip to Sapporo, one of Japan's famed ramen cities.
Zelda Orchestra Wows Stephen Colbert
Footage also revealed from "The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes."
Concept Car for the 'Share' Generation
Nissan has created a concept car for a segment of the population that cares very little about cars.
7 Things You Need to Sleep in a Manga Café
Eye masks and ear plugs are high on the list!
6 Super Sites for Coffee Seekers
If you’re looking for something specific for your next cup of joe, these sites offer a broad selection both in Tokyo and across the country.
5 Swish Cafés to Hit After Shopping in Ginza
Find some swanky spots for a sip after wearing out your pocketbook.
Naminoue Shrine is Literally Above the Waves
Perched up on a hill, Okinawa's principal Shinto shrine overlooks Naminoue Beach and the East China Sea.
Namie Amuro & Hatsune Miku Meet in Neo Tokyo
"B Who I Want 2 B feat. Hatsune Miku" uses various animation techniques to explore the themes and settings of "Urban," "Game" and "Fashion."
100 Manga Selected as Learning Tools
Selection includes Parasyte, Golgo 13 and Barefoot Gen along with Rose of Versailles, Ashita no Joe and Osamu Tezuka's Black Jack and Phoenix, as well as Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä...
'Yo-Kai Watch' Debuts Abroad
Thankfully, the spirit of the theme songs from the Japanese version are retained in the English version. But some things have changed.
TsuShiMaMiRe's 'Abandon Human' is Relentless
With heavy fuzz filters locked firmly on max, provocative imagery and lyrics prove the band’s clever intelligence is still a powerful ingredient in its punk persona.
